I have started matches with both ShaunB and BPIN. All games are default settings with only US naval as house rule. Both are too early to report. ShaunB's computer just crashed so hopefully no significant delays.

Axis conquered Yugo and Greece in May with Russia entering in June. Axis entered Russia with large gound force but no Axis activity in Med or apparant Sea Lion so Allies starting to feel aggressive. Allies conquered Tobruk and move west.

Allies in good position. Sweden and Spain responded to diplomacy and both favor Allies. Allies still control Bergen and Narvik in Norway. Siberian forces and Urals both active. Axis conquered early cities but Russia still has Leningrad,Moscow and Kharkov.

Allies control all of western Med from Cairo to Casablanca with no axis activity. Norway/Sweden resources not available to axis. Sweden via diplomacy and Norway via control of Narvik. Axis attacking convoys in Atlantic. Axis attacking Voronezh with frontal assualt from Kharkov and flanking action from Moscow. Russians counter-attacking flanking move with massive ground force supported by Fighters/T Bombers. Next three-four turns should decide if Russia can start moving west.

Clausewitz-Axis

Axis raiding convoy to Russia from axis Norway. Axis attacked Sweden which should fall in two turns. Axis advancing on Moscow and Kharkov. Axis control all of Med except Saudi Arabia and have launched attack on Turkey. Erzurum has fallen as has Istanbul. Turkey should fall in two-three turns.

Allies control all of western Med from Cairo to Casablanca with no axis activity. Norway/Sweden resources not available to axis. Sweden via diplomacy and Norway via control of Narvik. Axis attacking convoys in Atlantic. Axis attacking Voronezh with frontal assualt from Kharkov and flanking action from Moscow. Russians counter-attacking flanking move with massive ground force supported by Fighters/T Bombers. Next three-four turns should decide if Russia can start moving west.

Clausewitz-Axis

Axis raiding convoy to Russia from axis Norway. Axis attacked Sweden which should fall in two turns. Axis advancing on Moscow and Kharkov. Axis control all of Med except Saudi Arabia and have launched attack on Turkey. Erzurum has fallen as has Istanbul. Turkey should fall in two-three turns.

ShaunB - Axis

Soviet Counter Attack did damage to the advancing Axis units, the front was reinforced swiftly however. Allies control North Africa. Allied units in Norway now under attack from Axis forces.

ShaunB - Allies

Aggressive action by Axis forces have put pressure on the Soviet Union, Stalin is demanding a second front! Both Turkey and Sweden will probably be in Axis hands in the next turn or two.

Clausewitz-Axis. May 42, turn 72
Axis started its Barbarrossa in winter so it had no time to penetrate deep in Russia before the bad weather. Only Riga has falled yet. However he already owns Spain (but not Gibraltar) and Egypt.

British holds in UK and USA just entered in war in this turn. Stalin trust in his big army to defend his homeland until the west allied were ready to fight hard.

BPIN-Axis. April 42, turn 71

Russia declared war on Germany as a result of the conquer of Manchester and London. However, as the border were poor defended my weak forces, i could with the big help of my enormous Luftwaffe conquer 4 red cities (Leningrad, the last).

Axis approach Moscow and Kharkov and contrary to BPIN's comment do not look so weak. US joins so at least Allies have some more fire power. Allies have had good diplomacy success with Spain. Spain at 1% but has not received Sea Lion benefit.

Clausewitz-Axis

Gibraltar falls and axis attack Iraq after they failed to join. Baghdad empty.
Axis has early cities in Russia except Lieningrad. Russians have massive fortress complex at Leningrad and Moscow.

What started as counter-attack by Russia on axis flanking action out of Moscow has turned into general attack along entire front. Kharkov and mines in Russian hands and Moscow ready to fall. Axis in serious trouble.

Clausewitz-Axis

Turkey is axis and axis attacking Caucacus. Maikop captured. Axis attacking Gorkey but proceeding slowly as Russians have built massive fortress complex at Stalingrad with heavy concentration of forces in whole area.

Axis conquer Tanger, the last allied possesion in Med. Also kills a swedish army and attack Stockholm (Sweden was DOW last turn). Sweden will fall the next turn.

In Russia just minor attack as usual. Only attacks on fortifications in Leningrand (which was conquered long time ago) and other minor attack on the mines in the south and petrol in caucasus by italian bombers.

The green triangle in this image is just a mistake...

BPIN-Axis.

My axis game is completely different to Clausewitch's as Germans focused on Russia. In this turn there was two major operations. Kubyshev was occupied, so Russia is split in two pieces (at least by train ). Also the city at which the artic convoys arrives (i don't remember the name now) is also heavily attacked.

My subs also has activitiy (fish image) againts convoys.

Allies conquers in this turn Tunnis and Syria with US help. Iraq join axis in this turn.

Very different games to Clausewitch's ones. A very strategic game with just short battles.

Axis-ShaunB. Sumer 41
No barbarrosa at the moment. After France falls, axis only attacked Malta (it will be lost in the next turn). Also minor battles with subs.

Axis also attacked Norway in the last turn but failed to occupy Oslo, which British used to land some units in some cities, however they also failed to occupy the mines at the middle. The battle there will be long.

Axis-BPIN. Sumer 41

Axis cotinues pressing Turkey's goverment (only 24% at the moment). Also Malta was conquered but not much more movement.

Russia at gates to Warsaw and Bucharest. British large invasion force unapposed. UK controls Brest and Cherbourg. US air supporting.

Clausewitz-Axis

Axis attacks out of Caucacus and Voronezh. Rostov and Stalingrad captured and in process significant portion of Russian army and fort complexes destroyed. US attacking in Med. US controls western N Africa and Tripoli. No Allied activity in Europe.

ShaunB surrendered both games. Interesting games and good fortune to ShaunB in future games!

Clausewitz took me to school in both games, I admit I made some bad mistakes and it all adds up and costs you in the end. However I have learnt alot from him, and I wont be making the same mistakes twice! Thanks to Clausewitz for two really good games, I wish him well in the tournament.

Axis close to Sverdlovsk and Russian surrender. Allies will be at disadvantage however they have Capital supply from Alexandria and have begun bombing from Turkey. My Russia play should have been better but much credit to BPIN.

- Axis conquers Turkey but slower they wishes, then enter in Caucasus but easier than i liked. Baku under pressure.

- Axis also advance in the center and around Moscow, red forces on deffensive.

- A huge air force is landed in Britain. Some bombing on France kills any land unit on north of Paris, but no landing at all.

BPIN-Axis.

- Axis decide to ignore (for the moment) the large numer of west allied units in Asia and Africa and drive right to the east. Stalingrad is under axis hands and after some hard fights, the last Soviet Capital is very close to my panzers, but the are some enemy units around it. It won't be easy to get there and force the soviet resign. However, Luftwaffe suppress any posibility of resistence there.

- There were also some naval fight at south atlantic as intelligence showed me a convoy there... Some loses in both sides.

- US conquers Turkey. Bombers in Turkey hits hard Romania and the south of Russia.

- Italy conquers Yugoslavia, to give more support to German in that area.

- Minor fight around Stalingrad, but the city doesn't look theathened...

Germans assault Moscow. Good tech on axis side and poor in soviet's armies prevent a proper defence.

On the other hand, Norway is freedom by british because a bad moving of german forces. US is still far from war.

British forcer starts a quick advance in Libya and conquer El Aghelia. Tobruk under siege.

ShaunB - Axis Spring 42

Terrible mistake in Norway costs the country! (Bad mouse click!)

German Assault on Moscow successful amd Leningrad under seige.

Axis-BPIN. Spring 42

Poor german penetration in Russia, only three cities and the mines under german control despite we can't see the big soviet army anywhere.

Britain is under axis control, and some troops and ships running away were sink by italian and german navy.

British CA on Tobruk, but italians resist well.

US will enter at war in the next turn.

Shaun - Allies Spring 42

After loosing the UK in a late,and well executed Sealion, the Brits have retreated with whats left of the army and Navy to Canada. Strong British forces in North Africa are meeting a large Italian force around Tobruk.

Russian resistance is stiffening and the Axis forces so far have been turned away from Moscow and Leningrad.

BPIN conquers Russia although surrender will be next turn. Allies will then face full force of axis and will be at disadvantage. Allies have used time to build significant force and attempt to reduce axis MPP advantage. Remainder of '44 will be challenging.

Clausewitz-Axis

Allies have landed large force in France and have conquered Paris with little axis resistance. Allies have large and powerfull air. Axis has completed conquest of all of Caucasus and Moscow has fallen. Axis moving East. Reduced Russian forces and strong MPP base permit axis to reorganize defense of Europe. Carnage expected on both sides in future.

Russia surrendered but British occupied Caucasus and continue to control. Allies continue bombing campaign against axis minors. Naval battle by Casablanca as axis spot US troop ships. Three subs destroyed with no allied losses.

Clausewitz-Axis

Axis attacking allied forces in France. Several armies,HQ,corp down. Allies continue bombing of Europe and Spain. Russia probing for weakness retakes Kharkov and mines. Axis will address but Russia is going to be a problem for a long time.

Cairo under pressure from Italians, supported by German Air Units, British Naval Units retire to Atlantic to be met by elements of Italian Navy and German Subs. In Russia, Germans forces moving slowly east, threatening Gorky and Voronezh.

ShaunB - Axis August 42

Patisans causing headaches in Minsk/Kiev areas - 4 partisan units have spawned so far! Russian armoured forces counter-attack in Voronezh area causing a little concern for the Germans. Other areas quiet for the moment

Egypt captured some weeks ago and so, any western allied units is on Europe and neibourghs...

Axis forces move forward over soviets lines. Moscow, ARchangel, Gorky, Kharkov, ... is captured, but a very large fortified line protect Stalingrad with the most of the soviet army...

As winter is here, commandes don't expect much battle in the next turns...

ShaunB - Axis October 42

Despite of Moscow's losses, soviets were succesfull holding the line behing both rivers (i don't remember their names) one behing Moscow and the other is that at the north of Stalingrad. Soviets used 5 - 6 3 lvl armourded tanks which hit a lot of axis units.

On the other hand, partisans grow up everywhere as axis don't secure its backguard.

Norway is full under british control and USA entered at war some months ago, but there is no sight of US'activity in the map...

- Axis conquers easily the Caucasus but (i think), D-Day stops them as they had to move almost all its planes there to fight the big west air force.

- After some months refitting, soviets launched two attacks one in the south which killed some enemy units and captures Karkov and the mines (these, not for long time). Now axis commander moved there some planes and tanks and there are big fighting there. Soviets also tried Moscow's area, just to hit Von Kluge but it couldn't be destroyed.

- At the end, the D-Day came. All the french cities but Marsella are free but after that, jets and rockets stops the allies which bombs here and there waiting for a chance. Also Benelux was freedrom. After some time, allies took some more and more losses and the offensive (for the moment) was stopped.

BPIN-Axis.

- Axis concentrated its forces in the Urals and forced the soviet capitulation. However strong air allied forces in Turkey bombs all the south of Russia and the Balkans. Causaus remains under british control.

- Axis tried to refit its power but income is poor as a result of allied diplomacy on nordic contries.

Axis making major push in Turkey with Ankara changing hands twice. Allies sacrifice paratroop for intelligence and find Axis fighters at LV1 advanced air while US at LV5. Continued exchanges should benefit Allies although initially axis has better experience. Allies did carelessly have two fighters to far forward and both were lost.

Clausewitz-Axis

As BPIN noted allies D-day captured French cities but in '44 most of significant allied ground forces were destroyed. Allied ground forces in '45 are relatively small in relation to axis. Axis gets serious with Russia and captures Kharkov inflicting major losses on Russia.

I wish to take this opportunity regardless of who wins match to express to BPIN how much I have and continue to enjoy this match. BPIN and I have played before and we both love long!!!! competetive/historical games and we sure have those in this match.

Clausewitz-Allies

BPIN's axis game has become one word "Ankara". Axis/Allies have traded this city about 10 times. Allies are satisfied given loss of cream of axis panzer forces and recently loss of several axis fighters/T bombers. Allied superior air is being felt.

Clausewitz-Axis

Allied invasion of Iberian Peninsula may not be all they had wished. Madrid has traded hands several times but I believe is now secure in axis camp. Allies are under pressure. Axis has made progress in France. Brest/Arcachon recaptured although Brest will probably fall. Many Allied air have been destroyed including Ranger carrier as well as Allied new ground forces and HQ. Axis on move in Russia with Moscow/Kharkov/Voronezh/Rostov all captured. Stalingrad under attack. Russians are fighting very hard and two front war has slowed axis success.

After a peaceful winter. Axis commanders prepares the decisive assault over Leningrad:

Despite our poor technology in tanks and air jet (only lvl 1), our control over the rest of Europe, allow Germans to gather the best of his army to attack Rostov and Stalingrad from behind, avoiding the big fortifications at the north and east of Stalingrad.

ShaunB - Axis April 43

Again, after a peaceful winter, spring is here. Partisans were useful to keep our some german forces from the east front. Which i don't know if the good weather will bring a german or soviet offensive... who will be the first?

Meanwhile, some very powerful lvl 5 air fortress have appeared in England. They are very powerful, perhaps... a big problem for the german rearguard...

My axis games finished after a savage battle for Stalingrad, and my allied game is win after ShaunB surreders because of the hugue allied advantage.

Thank to ShaunB who plays with honor and funny. He wrote me messages with his turns, and i like it a lot!

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On the other side, i lost my allied game with Clausewitch.

I tried everything and we fight bravery, but Clausewith didn't gave me any choice... Bit a bit he were hitting my better units, and after some bloody battles allies got exhausted!!! Game finished at March, 1946.

I think i can win my axis game with Clausewitch, his resistence is fierce, and germans are getting enormous losses in his fight for Turkey, but, also bit a bit, they are going forward.

US land in Spain and conquered it, but we believe that they won't progress into Europe!

As BPIN reported axis secured victory. BPIN and I had great battles and fun.

Clausewitz-Allies

The allied strategy from Sea Lion forward was survival so that my axis game would determine victor. I had hpoed to do better in Spain and Turkey but BPIN's play and axis tanks and strategic location will win in the end.

I should have noted in my prior post that BPIN has over-run Allied ground forces in Turkey and so it is only a matter of time before he will be in Egypt. Victory for BPIN's axis is assured as Allies in Spain are weak.